The shocking cancellation of Batgirl earlier this week upset a lot of fans and the people who were involved in the making of the film. However, another person who was also upset with the decision turned out to be the President of DC Films himself, Walter Hamada, according to a new report from The Hollywood Reporter.
The outlet heard from an insider that the DC Films president learned about the move from Warner Bros. Pictures Group co-chairpersons and CEOs Michael De Luca and Pam Abdy and was told that Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav felt that the film "wasn't strong enough" for either theatrical or streaming release.
However, Hamada was upset as he was not being consulted and also concerned about the impact of the decision on the people who were involved in the making of the film. Before the talent and their representatives were told of the studio's decision on the project, the New York Post had already broken the news making the information available to the public.
As a result, Hamada was on the verge of resigning from his position although he has now agreed to remain in his post and is expected to stay until the release of Black Adam this October. There is no decision yet whether it will be his official exit from the studio.
Considering that Warner Bros. is setting up a new ten-year plan for the DC films and is expected to hire a new team to oversee it, Hamada's exit seems to be inevitable even without the Batgirl cancellation and the latest situation could have accelerated it.
Now, it looks like we are going to see him leave the studio before the end of the year to oversee the upcoming films for the rest of his term. Whether he will actually leave this October or not, we should be hearing an official decision about it soon.
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Black Adam is slated for release in theaters on October 21. You can check more details about the cancellation of Batgirl here.
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